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单词

commonwealth

读音
ˈkɑːmənwelθ
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词根

"Commonwealth"的词根是common(通用的、共有的)和wealth(财富、富足)。相关单词的例子包括:common (常见的),wealthy (富有的)。

释义

n. 联邦;共和国;国民整体 [ 复数 commonwealths ]

例句

The prime minister of Fiji has said Fiji is in no hurry to rejoin the Commonwealth.
斐济总理称斐济并不急于重返英联邦。
Britain has announced that it is to cancel about 200 million pounds' worth of debts owed to it by poorer Commonwealth countries.
英国宣布将免除英联邦内较为贫穷的国家欠下的约2亿英镑债务。
Now that the country has embarked on a return to democracy, Commonwealth heads of government have agreed to end the estrangement.
既然该国已开始恢复民主,英联邦政府首脑们已同意结束这种疏远的关系。

强化记忆

你可以将"commonwealth"看作是两个单词的组合:"common"和"wealth",即大家共享的财富,这将帮助你更好记住它。"Commonwealth"这个词汇源自中世纪拉丁文"communis"(公共的,共享的)和"weal"(幸福,利益),直译为"public well-being"或"common good"。它最初是指一个政治社区,在这里,权力和资源是为了公众的福祉而共享的。这个词的现代意思通常是指一个联盟或联邦,特别是指那些共享某种历史或政治联系的独立国家的集合体,如英联邦。

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What does that mean concretely?Take Commonwealth Fusion Systems,an energy venture focusing on nuclear fusion.
a rural community who has long relied on coal to fuel their community,they've been organizing with Kentuckians for the Commonwealthand also created a solar project
The year is 1676, and the Treaty of Żurawno has officially ended hostilitiesbetween the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire.But as Stepan and his men ride towards their stronghold,
They shut his lab down,and at that moment, he moved to Virginia Commonwealth University,opened another lab,
is citizens willing to give of themselves for the good of the city,for the good of the commonwealth, for the larger good.So, in this talk,
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